Khot, Armenia

Khot (Armenian: Խոտ) is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. On the cliffs below Khot are the ruins of Hin Khot (Old Khot), the previous location of the village until the 1970s.

Khot

Խոտ
Khot
Coordinates: 39°26′24″N 46°20′10″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityTatev
Area
 • Total17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Population
 • Total942
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Khot, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Khotavan and Khovt.

Demographics

Population

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 1,079 in 2010,[3] up from 890 at the 2001 census.[4] In the 1823 survey of Karabakh, the population was reported to consist of 37 households, all Armenian.[5]

  • Mrgadzori khach church
  • Ruins of Hin Khot
  • Khatchkar from 1409 in Khot
  • Hin Khot
  • 17th-18th century khachkar in Khot
  • Scenery
  • WWII monument in Khot
  • Hin Khot Church

References
  1. "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
  2. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  4. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  5. В электронную библиотеку: 1866. Описание Карабагской провинции, составленное в 1823 году.
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